NSSAR Data Allegedly Offered for Sale in 45.66 GB Database
Summary
An unidentified seller is reportedly offering a 45.66 GB database allegedly taken from NSSAR, including records tied to over 37,000 members, genealogical files, historical scans, administrative documents and SAR Magazine archives.
Key points
- An unidentified party is reportedly offering more than 16,000 files said to belong to NSSAR for $5,000.
- The allegedly exposed material includes membership analytics for more than 37,000 members, including age, location and demographic maps.
- Reportedly included are genealogical files such as family histories, biographies and lineage proofs.
- The claimed data also includes scans of Revolutionary-era tax records and administrative documents, including plans, budgets and Board of Trustees letters.
- The database reportedly contains a SAR Magazine archive spanning 1906 to 2017.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- National Society Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR)
- Incident Type
- Alleged data breach and database sale
- Data Types Exposed
- Membership analytics, including age, location, and demographic maps
- Genealogical research, family histories, biographies, and lineage proofs
- Scans of Revolutionary-era land and personal property tax records
- Administrative documents, including museum plans, business plans, budgets, and Board of Trustees letters
- SAR Magazine archive (1906–2017)
- Affected Records
- Membership analytics reportedly cover more than 37,000 members; the database offered for sale reportedly contains over 16,000 files.
- Affected Data Size
- 45.66 GB
- Operational Impact
- No operational impact reported.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- An unidentified party reportedly offered the database for sale for $5,000; no ransom demand is reported.
- Claim Status
- alleged